Dear Lord: Why are Finals Such a Pain in My Arse?
 

It is 2:00 am on a Saturday night, and I find myself staring at a tax map, trying to focus on Capital Gains & Losses wondering why on earth I will ever need to know this.... I want to be a lawyer. Not a CPA!:mad: :mad: :mad:

Oh well. Just venting. Hope all others studying right now (well, maybe not right this very minute as I type) are grasping what they are trying to grasp & will have it down cold in time for the test.

Maybe if you were as smart as me, you'd only have to study 2 hours a week to keep a 3.4 gpa

:)

You're right, Imthechamp. I suppose there is a difference between studying law and pursuing a degree in basketweaving...

I have my first law school final on Monday and i'm absolutely petrified. Thankfully we have a great finals schedule (Legal Process (Civ Pro I) on Monday, Torts Thursday, Contracts next Monday, Crim Law next Thursday)- so I can concentrate on one thing at a time.
My life all this week and the next two weeks has been just surrounded by books and study aids. Law school has this great way of making even the smartest people feel stupid.
Doesn't help when everyone says, "oh, you'll do fine. You wouldn't be where you are today if you weren't smart" blah blah blah. But then you feel like as much as you've studied you know nothin'!
Good luck to all my fellow law students, let us band together in this hell :)

Nice and harsh. I like that. :D

Ya'll encourage me so much to continue applying to Law Schools:D

Yeah, it's a crummy job, but someone has to do it :(

Hang in there, Andi!

*Hugs*

Wow. I only had 3 finals my first semester of law school (we take legal writing 1st year instead of Crim Law & Evidence)... I have 5 finals this semester, 2 down, 3 to go. ACK!!!

You are right...I won't say you'll be fine--that sucks. I did do fine on my first law school final (Civ Pro-didn't freak) but then I kind of went into v-fib and couldn't concentrate while studying for my second exam (contracts)...somehow I didn't tank, and got my act together in time for Torts.

It's too late for advice now, but take heart in the fact that you are not alone...have faith in yourself and try not to throw up in front of everyone in the middle of the final! All I can say, is I love Law in a Flash (especially for Torts)!

Good luck to you...just think, in a few short days, you will have the most grueling experience of your life out of the way (I'm told some people see taking 1L law school exams is second only to being born as the most traumatic experience of your life!).

Who wants to settle for a 3.4?

I've had 2 of my finals already, and have the others Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week.

The way I kept calm was staying away from school and the library. Listening to others just freaked me out. Don't be a lemming - do what is good for you :)

I went into Torts knowing it cold, and I feel like I kicked its ass. I've got contracts tomorrow, and I feel like I'm gonna do pretty well.

I figure, I've worked hard all semester and kept up, so there's no reason to freak out

I also make sure to let myself have fun, no matter what. I don't study for finals on Fri/Sat night. Its just counter productive because I feel sorry for myself.

Good luck everyone :D

A little last minute, but i might as well ask...

Any tips on the Erie Doctrine?

I get all the jurisdiction and venue stuff fine. That's good.

But i'm having issues w/ Erie and that whole area.

The test will probably be about half of each, that's what we've mainly covered this semester.

This is just the only final that i'm scared of, the rest will be a breeze. He wants more analysis and history, not issue spotting like the rest of my classes. And he's know for being a sadist with his exams. High score last year before the curve was a 41%. Ouch

Ooh, sorry. I had the only Civ Pro professor in the USA who spent a ton of time on Due Process (hello, so we could review it in Con Law) and only about 5 minutes on Erie. Her favorite testing subjects were DP, Jursidiction, Venue, Standing, & lots of general questions about rules (esp. FRCP 12). Issue spotting was her thing.

I'm sure someone on here will have some advice for you though. Take comfort in the curve (at least until you get into upper level classes, then the curve sucks).

You're right. I'll eventually get it up back to 3.7 or so...I'm just slacking cuz alot of drama IRL :(

Good luck to y'all on finals! Glad it's not me anymore!